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Edmonton Journal
28-04-2025
- Politics
- Edmonton Journal
Hedy Fry, Canada's oldest MP, is running for reelection. She got her start by taking down a PM
Article content Canada, as usual, is not out there at the extremes of global politics, with neither the oldest politicians nor the youngest. (South Africa elected 20-year-old Cleo Wilskut to the National Assembly last year.) But in Vancouver Centre, a record breaking politician goes to the electorate today for yet another endorsement by voters. Hedy Fry is not even the longest serving Canadian MP up for re-election today. That honour is held by Louis Plamondon, 81, Canada's Dean of the House as the MP with the longest unbroken record of service, and his is the longest ever. But Plamondon represents the Bloc Québécois in Bécancour–Nicolet–Saurel–Alnôbak on the rural South Shore of the St. Lawrence River across from Trois-Rivières, as he has done since 1984. As a Liberal in central Vancouver, Fry's riding is arguably more vulnerable to changing political fortunes on the national scale, which makes her longevity as the longest serving female Member of Parliament all the more notable. Over the years, she has faced serious challengers from both the left and the right.
Vancouver Sun
28-04-2025
- Politics
- Vancouver Sun
Federal Election Day: Can the Liberals flip two NDP seats and sweep Vancouver?
Article content It's election day across Canada and B.C. residents in Vancouver are heading to the polls to choose new MPs to represent them in the ridings of: Article content Article content • Vancouver Centre • Vancouver East • Vancouver Fraserview-South Burnaby • Vancouver Granville • Vancouver Kingsway • Vancouver Quadra Article content For information on how to cast your vote in your riding, click HERE. You can also look up which candidates are running in your riding using our database HERE. Article content Article content If you're still deciding who to vote for, check out our handy guide outlining 12 hot topics and where the major parties stand on each one HERE. Article content Article content Voters in Vancouver haven't been kind to the federal Conservatives — the last one elected was Wai Young in the former Vancouver South riding in 2011. Article content In 2025, the Liberals are trying to hold on to four Vancouver ridings, the NDP is hoping to keep two. Article content Several incumbents are up for re-election, led by the 10-time Liberal MP Hedy Fry in Vancouver Centre. Her fellow Liberal, Taleeb Noormohamed, is also hoping for re-election in Vancouver Granville. Article content Article content Longtime NDP MPs Don Davies (a five-time winner in Vancouver Kingsway), and Jenny Kwan (a three-time victor in Vancouver East) are also vying for re-election. Article content Article content The high-profile new kid on the block is former Vancouver mayor and NDP MLA Gregor Robertson, who is running for the Liberals in Vancouver Fraserview-South Burnaby, which was formerly known as Vancouver South. He replaces retiring federal cabinet minister Harjit Sajjan. Article content The Liberals have won every election in Vancouver Quadra since 1984, the last six times with another former cabinet minister, Joyce Murray. Article content In 2025, a member of the Musqueam Nation, Wade Grant, will try to hold Vancouver Quadra for the Liberals. A former Musqueam councillor, he was an adviser to Christy Clark's provincial Liberal government.
